A War Merit Cross First Class With Swords By Steinhauer & Lück United Republic of 5 mm overall

5 mm overall

opening to expose storage areas on either side for cigarettes

arriving at the Canadian Base Depot in France on the 28th and joining his unit in the field on June 16th

where he was struck off strength to No

A grouping of three award documents

A War Merit Cross First Class With Swords By Steinhauer & Lück United Republic of 5 mm overallA Kriegsverdienstkreuz 1. Klasse mit Schwertern; maltese cross in silvered zink; the obverse with crossed swords between the arms of the cross and a circular raised border of oak leaves on the obverse with a raised mobile swastika in the center; the reverse plain, with a vertical slender banjo style pinback, with an integrated hinge and catch; measuring 47. 22 mm x 46. 64 mm; weighing 16. 5 grams; a proudly worn example, with all of its original